Target-figure.



L. LINKIEWIOZ.

TARGET FIGURE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. 1911. 1,006,856.

Patented 001;. 24, 191 1.

units LEOPOLD LINKIEWICZ, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TARGET-FIGURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24., 1911.

Application filed June 14, 1911. Serial No. 633,155.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LnoroLD LINKIEWIGZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Target-Figures, of which the following is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to target figures, more particularly stated, it belongs with that class of effigies, usually of more or less distorted character intended to be comical, which are set up at a distance from a given line or standing place, and toward which balls or the like are thrown for sport or minor prizes. The balls are directed toward some particular part of the representation, and upon striking such objective part, the thrower is entitled to receive a prize for his skill.

This invention comprises a figure having a special construction and arrangement of internal parts, whereby when the head of the figure is knocked off by a thrown ball, the mechanism is caused to deposit the prize exteriorly with respect to the figure.

The construction and arrangement of parts constituting this invention are substantially as shown in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 represents a side view of the figure, in this instance a hen, the view being partly in vertical sectionto disclose the internal parts. Fig. 2 is a front view of the head and neck portion of the figure shown in the position into which it falls after it has been struck. The upper part of the body is shown in section.

Throughout the drawings and description, the same letter is used to refer to the same -art.

P Considering the drawings, there is shown upon a base A, the body B of a representation of a hen. The body is securely fastened to the base in any chosen way, as by means of the bolt rods 5 running upwardly through the legs. The body of the hen is made rather stout and of strong material, such as sheet metal, in order that it may successfully withstand repeat-ed blows from balls thrown against it. The balls are not ordinarily very hard in practice, but, when thrown with force the contact is often considerable. The greaternuniber of throwers will strike the body B, although attempting to hit the head and neck portion C, pivotally connected with the body by a hinge D.

The hinge D is located upon one side of the lower edge of the head and neck portion C, and, upon the opposite side thereof the cord E is connected with that edge by means of the eye 6 in the edge. The cord E extends downwardly to a junction ring F, and from thence two branch cords G and g extend also downwardly. The main cord G is attached to the weight arm H, that forms a part of the pivoted pan it. An upwardlyturned connecting part J joins the weight arm and pan, and the pivot pin is em ployed to support those parts upon the standard K. The remaining branch cord 9 is connected wit-h the movable side of a small bellows L, that is provided with any form of sounding tongue M. Either or all of the cords E, G and g, are elastic.

The operation of this invention may be explained as follows: It will be noted that all the working parts are inclosed in the figure, and cannot be hit by the thrown ball. when the head and neck portion C is struck, it is tilted over into the position illustrated in Fig. 2. The cords are drawn upon, with two results. First, the main branch cord G upsets the pan h. in the direc tion indicated by the broken line, thus depositing externally the prize previously placed in the pan. The prize may be a cigar N, which is deposited externally below the figure as indicated. The representation of a hen is selected and introduced herein, for the reason that such devices as this invention are numerously used at country exhibitions and fairs, where the greater number of persons are those familiar with poultry, and, consequently, are entertained by the operation of the hen laying the prize. The second result is brought about by the actuation of the bellows L by the pull of branch cord 7, which'causes the figure to apparently give forth a sound when the thrower is successful in striking the head and neck portion C.

I claim:

1. In a target figure, the combination with a hollow body, of a head pivotally attached to the said body and arranged to be tilted over externally with respect to said body, the said body having an opening formed in its lower portion, a pan pivotally supported and arranged to normally close the said opening in the body, and connections extending upwardly within the hollow body and attached to the said head and pan whereby the pan is upset when the head is tilted over.

2. In a target figure, the combination with a hollow body, of a head pivotally attached to the said body and arranged to be tilted over externally with respect to the body, the said body having an opening formed in its lower portion, a pan pivotally supported and arranged to normally close the opening in the body, a sounding device supported within the body, and connections extending upwardly within the hollow body and attached to said head, sounding device and pan whereby the pan is upset and the sounding device operated when the said head is 15 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C." 

